People far and near will make fun of you. You have ruined your name. You can hear the loud laughter.
The countries around us insulted us.\par The people around us laughed at us\par and made fun of us.\par
\{In the past,\} this city was a very busy city.\par This city was very noisy—\par and very happy.\par \{But now, things have changed.\}\par Your people have been killed—\par but not with swords.\par The people died—\par but not while fighting.\par
The Lord my Master says these things: